Harness



K7 NI'TED `1 STAT-Es PATENT OFFICE.

A.ADAM SOI-IUNOK, OF OELINA, OHIO.

HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401,973, dated April 23, 1889, Application tiled January 30, 1889. Serial No. 298,106. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it 71mg concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM SCHUNCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Celina, in the county of Mercer and State of Ohio, have invented certain neur and useful Improvement-s in Harness; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference y being had to the accompanying drawings,

and to the letters and gures of "reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates t0 gig-saddles, and has for its object improvements in their construction. The first relates to the pad and the second to the manner in which the terrets are secured and firmly retained in their proper position.

In the construction of the pad I dispense with the usual objectionable stuffing material, which absorbs perspiration from the horse, as the pads do as usually constructed. This I consider an important feature of my invention, as in time the cover Wears through on the under side, and the stuffing -material becomes exposed, which is very liable, in case of a sore back, to communicate poisonous matter to the horse. Again, the moisture which the stuffing material retains causesV the destruction of the pad within a short time.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front view of my gig-saddle. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 isa transverse section of the pad on line my in Fig. l, Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of a portion of the pad, taken on the line .e e, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the pad, taken at the terret-ring, and Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of a portion of the pad at the terret-ring.

i In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iigures.

A represents a gig-saddle having a pad, a, constructed in accordance with my invention,

the same having the usual curve to iit the back of a horse, and provided with the usual backbands, a2 0,2. It is of the usual length and width, and is secured to the saddle-plate B inv The increased thickthe Ordin ary manner.

ness of the pad at a a is not" due to the use of any stuffing material, but to the usual plate and leather cover for retaining the terretburr in proper position. This construction will be fully explained hereinafter.

T he pad a is constructed in the manner shown in Figs. 3 and 4t. A piece of leather of suitable length and width, C, usually called a filling, is covered with coarse textile material or bagging D, the edges of which meet or nearly so along the centerline of the filling on the outside. Then around this strip, composed of the filling and bagging, is Wrapped in a similar manner a facing-strip, E, the edges of Which meet at the center on the outside, as shoWnat e. These parts-the iilling,bagging, and faeing-strips-are securely held in the position indicated, and on the top of the same is placed the flap F. This is secured to the other portions of the pad by stitching ff, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The sides of the pad are rounded up by tooling, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, which obviates any danger of the edges inj uring the horses back. It will be seen from the construction of the pad that it'omits the objectionable rattans, which frequently break and work out, rendering repairs necessary.

It will be further noticed that all the parts composing the pad are held together by the two lines of stitching, as indicated in Figs. 2 3, and 5 by f, and whichis the only fastening required.

The improved manner in which the terretburrs are secured and prevented from turning inside of the pad is shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The terret burr or nut G is of anoblong shape, and is let into a recess provided on the under side of usual plate, H. The terret-burr is retained in this recess by means of a leather cover, I., which is sewed to the plate H, the thread passing through openings in each side of the *ferret-burr, as shown by the dotted lines t'.

In stead of the terretburr being retained in the manner described, it might bepreferable to secure itto the plate H by rivets passing through holes provided in both, as shown at i, and dispensing with the leather cover for the terret-plate and the sewing, as described.

It Will be seen that if either method is folroo lowed the terret-burr G will be retained in its position in relation to the platte II, an d the terret-rings K will always remain in fair position for the reins to pass through them, and will maintain the saddle-pad a firmly in contact with saddle-plate B, thus always preserving its 'proper contour.

Having fully described my invention ,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

. In :t harness-pad, the fiat leather strip or' filling,` C, the coa-rse textile material or bag- 

